Set application version in footer globally in layout view in asp.net MVC4

Question

I want to include in the layout view of my ASP.NET MVC application the version.

I use this in index action to get the version:

    var version = Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(HomeController)).GetName().Version;
    ViewBag.Version = version + " / " + YlaGeneralUtilities.GetBuildDateTime(version);

Afterwards in the view i simply output Viewbag.Version.

I want the version to exist anywhere and not only to the homeController/Index action.

One workaround is to include the actual code above in the layout view:

@{
    var version = Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(HomeController)).GetName().Version;
    ViewBag.Version = version + " / " + YlaGeneralUtilities.GetBuildDateTime(version);
}

But i dont like the idea of having "logic" in the view..Is this the only way?

What about just having the version set in a configuration value somewhere? (app.config, fishes.config etc) — Arran, Oct 08 '13 at 14:47
Why you dont like keeping it in `layout.cshtml`? where you like to keep and how you want? I think layout option is ok — Murali Murugesan, Oct 08 '13 at 14:48
@Murali: I think also but what would happen if you needed something with more logic in the layout? I dont liek the idea of putting logic in the view..thats the only reason.. — e4rthdog, Oct 08 '13 at 14:50
@Arran: I need to auto increment the version from my homecontroller.dll assembly version — e4rthdog, Oct 08 '13 at 14:51
I thought you want mvcapp.dll. why do you create a dll for each controller? — Murali Murugesan, Oct 08 '13 at 14:52

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 08 '13 at 14:52

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Here's an alternative:

You could use a little "utility" controller in combination with jquery to populate the version value in your views asynchronously. The controller would have a single Action: GetVersion. This wouldn't take much code and should work cleanly across the site if you use an element in the layout.

answered Oct 08 '13 at 14:52

Dave Swersky

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nice idea, but one question: i put the element in layout and the script in section scripts. Thi will ensure that it will run at the end of page load? – e4rthdog Oct 08 '13 at 14:57
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This looks like the information you need to ensure loading order: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15347628/proper-place-to-load-jquery-in-mvc-layout-view – Dave Swersky Oct 08 '13 at 15:01

Set application version in footer globally in layout view in asp.net MVC4

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